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| Firefighters are to demolish one of the buildings which was gutted during a massive blaze at a resort. | Firefighters are to demolish one of the buildings which was gutted during a massive blaze at a resort. |
| More than 100 firefighters were called to The Parade in the centre of Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Thursday. | |
| Flames swept through the buildings, forcing the collapse of a 200-metre long stretch of property. | Flames swept through the buildings, forcing the collapse of a 200-metre long stretch of property. |
| Fire officers want to bulldoze the building to help tackle the blaze and to make sure masonry does not collapse onto a nearby electricity sub station. | Fire officers want to bulldoze the building to help tackle the blaze and to make sure masonry does not collapse onto a nearby electricity sub station. |
| The fire centred on the Lucky Strike arcade and The Parade, which is made up of four large entertainment bars - including Buster's Fun Pub and The Complex - and a number of concession stalls such as sweet shops and takeaways. | The fire centred on the Lucky Strike arcade and The Parade, which is made up of four large entertainment bars - including Buster's Fun Pub and The Complex - and a number of concession stalls such as sweet shops and takeaways. |
| It [demolition] is the only way that we're going to put this fire out properly Simon Nash, incident commander for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Your pictures: Skegness fire | It [demolition] is the only way that we're going to put this fire out properly Simon Nash, incident commander for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Your pictures: Skegness fire |
| Simon Nash, incident commander for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said the demolition work was expected to go on into the night. | Simon Nash, incident commander for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said the demolition work was expected to go on into the night. |
| He said firefighters wanted to control which way the building would fall to prevent any damage being caused to a nearby electricity sub station and to put the blaze out more quickly. | He said firefighters wanted to control which way the building would fall to prevent any damage being caused to a nearby electricity sub station and to put the blaze out more quickly. |
| "It's very dangerous at the moment," he said. | "It's very dangerous at the moment," he said. |
| "The fire has quickly spread through the building, burning away all the old traditional columns and we're left basically with a shell that is very unstable. | "The fire has quickly spread through the building, burning away all the old traditional columns and we're left basically with a shell that is very unstable. |
| "The danger is that if the sub station is affected by the collapse it will have a devastating effect on the power supply to Skegness." | "The danger is that if the sub station is affected by the collapse it will have a devastating effect on the power supply to Skegness." |
| Treated as 'suspicious' | Treated as 'suspicious' |
| At its height the fire could be seen more than 20 miles out to sea and water from nearby swimming pools was used to put out the flames. | At its height the fire could be seen more than 20 miles out to sea and water from nearby swimming pools was used to put out the flames. |
| Police said the fire was being treated as suspicious but could not rule out an accidental cause as investigations were at an early stage. | Police said the fire was being treated as suspicious but could not rule out an accidental cause as investigations were at an early stage. |
| Ch Supt Russ Hardy, said: "As the fire is unexplained, we are at this stage treating it as suspicious. | Ch Supt Russ Hardy, said: "As the fire is unexplained, we are at this stage treating it as suspicious. |
| "There are a number of possibilities we are investigating and these include the possibility that it is accidental as there are a number of catering establishments in the vicinity. | "There are a number of possibilities we are investigating and these include the possibility that it is accidental as there are a number of catering establishments in the vicinity. |
| "We are also investigating the possibility that the fire was caused deliberately." | "We are also investigating the possibility that the fire was caused deliberately." |
| He confirmed officers were investigating a possible link between the blaze and an incident on Thursday night in which two vehicles were damaged by fire outside an address at Church Lane in Addlethorpe - about five miles away from the resort. | He confirmed officers were investigating a possible link between the blaze and an incident on Thursday night in which two vehicles were damaged by fire outside an address at Church Lane in Addlethorpe - about five miles away from the resort. |
| Some of the businesses affected had been recently re-developed and modernised and others had been in existence for about 100 years. | Some of the businesses affected had been recently re-developed and modernised and others had been in existence for about 100 years. |
| Firefighters were expected to be at the scene until Saturday evening. | Firefighters were expected to be at the scene until Saturday evening. |